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Ohio State upends No. 24 Wisconsin 86-69

AP
Feb 17, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton scored 27 points and Devin Royal added 25 for Ohio State Buckeyes as the Buckeyes knocked off No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers 86-69 Tuesday night.

Ohio State (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) beat a ranked team for the first time in seven tries this season.

Braeden Carrington made five 3-pointers in the second half and led the Badgers with 20 points while Nick Boyd and John Blackwell each had 14 points.

Wisconsin (18-8, 10-5) entered as one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten, having beaten then-No. 8 Illinois and then-No. 10 Michigan State last week, but the Badgers couldn’t overcome a first half in which they shot 40% from the floor.

Ohio State shot 51.7% in the first half, including going 6 for 13 from 3-point range, to build a 38-26 lead at the break. The Buckeyes were 11 for 21 from behind the arc for the game.

The Buckeyes extended the lead to 18 with 12:41 to go in the second half, and the Badgers never got closer than 12 the rest of the way. They stayed hot after intermission, making 16 of 28 from the floor (57.1%).

Thornton passed Jerry Lucas and William Buford to move into third place on Ohio State’s career scoring list. The senior guard surpassed 2,000 career points on a layup with 3:04 left.

Thornton has 2,005 points and trails Herb Williams (2,011) and Dennis Hopson (2,096) on the career list.

Wisconsin: Hosts Iowa on Sunday.

Ohio State: at Michigan State on Sunday.

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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
26
OSU
Buckeyes
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Badgers gains possession)
19:34		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Amare Bynum steals)
19:15	+2	Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	0-2
19:00	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	2-2
18:39		Christoph Tilly misses two point layup
18:37		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:29	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:08	+2	Devin Royal makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:53	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	6-4
17:30	+3	Amare Bynum makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	6-7
17:18		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
17:16		Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound
17:13		Aleksas Bieliauskas misses two point layup
17:11		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
17:08	+3	Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	6-10
16:44		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
16:42		Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound
16:39		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
16:37		John Blackwell offensive rebound
16:33		John Blackwell turnover (Taison Chatman steals)
16:23	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	6-12
16:12	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point dunk (John Blackwell assists)	8-12
15:39	+2	Taison Chatman makes two point jump shot	8-14
15:19		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
15:17		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
15:14	+2	Aleksas Bieliauskas makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	10-14
14:59		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
14:57		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
14:43		John Blackwell turnover
14:43		TV timeout
14:27	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists)	10-16
14:01		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Amare Bynum steals)
13:48	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	10-19
13:39		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
13:37		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
13:31	+3	Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	10-22
13:30		Badgers 30 second timeout
13:08	+2	Braeden Carrington makes two point jump shot	12-22
12:56		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
12:54		Aleksas Bieliauskas personal foul
12:49	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists)	12-24
12:35		Nolan Winter misses two point jump shot
12:33		Devin Royal defensive rebound
12:20		Braeden Carrington blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
12:18		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
12:10		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
12:08		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
11:50		Nolan Winter misses two point jump shot
11:48		Devin Royal defensive rebound
11:43		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
11:41		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
11:19		Andrew Rohde turnover
11:12		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
11:10		Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
11:05		Puff Johnson shooting foul
11:05		TV timeout
11:05		Andrew Rohde misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-24
10:58		John Blackwell personal foul
10:38		Taison Chatman turnover (lost ball)
10:34		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:32		Jack Janicki offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Jack Janicki makes two point layup	15-24
9:59		Puff Johnson misses two point layup
9:57		John Blackwell defensive rebound
9:46		Gabe Cupps personal foul
9:34		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:32		Ivan Njegovan defensive rebound
9:20		Nick Boyd personal foul
9:18		Taison Chatman misses three point jump shot
9:16		John Blackwell defensive rebound
8:55		Nolan Winter misses two point jump shot
8:53		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
8:43	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup	15-26
8:17		John Blackwell misses two point layup
8:15		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
8:13		Christoph Tilly personal foul
8:08	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	17-26
7:41		Taison Chatman misses two point jump shot
7:39		Buckeyes offensive rebound
7:39		TV timeout
7:30		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
7:28		Devin Royal offensive rebound
7:27		Nolan Winter blocks Devin Royal's two point layup
7:25		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
7:14		Aleksas Bieliauskas turnover (lost ball)
7:04		Amare Bynum offensive foul
7:04		Amare Bynum turnover (offensive foul)
6:49	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	20-26
6:37		Christoph Tilly offensive foul
6:37		Christoph Tilly turnover (offensive foul)
6:16		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
6:14		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
6:13		Aleksas Bieliauskas personal foul
6:01		John Blackwell personal foul
5:41	+2	Amare Bynum makes two point jump shot	20-28
5:14		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
5:12		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
5:05		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
5:03		Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound
4:48		Devin Royal turnover (bad pass)
4:37	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup (Jack Janicki assists)	22-28
4:16		Andrew Rohde shooting foul
4:16	+1	Taison Chatman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
4:16	+1	Taison Chatman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
4:01	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point dunk	24-30
3:46	+3	Amare Bynum makes three point jump shot (Puff Johnson assists)	24-33
3:24		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:22		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
3:06	+3	Taison Chatman makes three point jump shot	24-36
2:46		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
2:44		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
2:18		Ivan Njegovan turnover
2:09		Amare Bynum blocks Braeden Carrington's two point layup
2:07		Ivan Njegovan defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	24-38
1:40	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup	26-38
1:06		Puff Johnson turnover
1:06		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:37		Devin Royal blocks Braeden Carrington's three point jump shot
0:35		Badgers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:06		Amare Bynum misses three point jump shot
0:04		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
0:01		Bruce Thornton turnover (Andrew Rohde steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
43
OSU
Buckeyes
48

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Taison Chatman makes two point layup	26-40
19:27	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point jump shot	28-40
19:11		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
19:09		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
18:58		John Blackwell turnover
18:38		Nick Boyd personal foul
18:30		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
18:28		Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
18:21	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	28-43
18:11		Andrew Rohde turnover (out of bounds)
17:58		Taison Chatman turnover (lost ball)
17:43	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	31-43
17:22		Christoph Tilly misses two point hook shot
17:20		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
17:04		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
17:02		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	31-45
16:34		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
16:32		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
16:15		Taison Chatman misses two point jump shot
16:12		Buckeyes offensive rebound
16:08	+2	Devin Royal makes two point jump shot	31-47
15:51	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists)	33-47
15:41		Will Garlock shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-48
15:41	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-49
15:27	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot	36-49
15:04		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
15:02		Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Ivan Njegovan makes two point layup	36-51
14:37		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
14:35		Hayden Jones offensive rebound
14:19	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	39-51
13:47		Gabe Cupps turnover (Braeden Carrington steals)
13:39		Andrew Rohde turnover
13:24		Braeden Carrington blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
13:23		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
13:23		Braeden Carrington shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
13:23		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:23	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-52
13:13		Christoph Tilly shooting foul (Hayden Jones draws the foul)
13:13		Hayden Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13		Hayden Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:13		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
13:05	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	39-54
12:58		Nick Boyd offensive foul
12:58		Nick Boyd turnover (offensive foul)
12:40	+3	Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	39-57
12:23		Amare Bynum shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
12:23		John Blackwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:23	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-57
12:05		Amare Bynum turnover (John Blackwell steals)
11:57	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	43-57
11:37	+2	Amare Bynum makes two point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	43-59
11:21		Devin Royal personal foul
11:21		TV timeout
11:02	+2	Hayden Jones makes two point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists)	45-59
10:41	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	45-61
10:28		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:26		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
10:11		Braeden Carrington personal foul
10:01		Andrew Rohde blocks Bruce Thornton's two point layup
9:59		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	47-61
9:35	+3	Amare Bynum makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	47-64
9:21	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	49-64
8:59		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
8:57		Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
8:50		Devin Royal offensive foul
8:50		Devin Royal turnover (offensive foul)
8:43	+2	Hayden Jones makes two point layup (Nolan Winter assists)	51-64
8:14	+3	Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists)	51-67
7:58		Christoph Tilly personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:54	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	53-67
7:30		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
7:28		Hayden Jones defensive rebound
7:19		Devin Royal personal foul
7:16		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
7:14		Hayden Jones personal foul
7:11		Nolan Winter shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
7:11		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:11		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		John Blackwell defensive rebound
7:01		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
6:59		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
6:56		Bruce Thornton turnover
6:50		Braeden Carrington turnover
6:31		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
6:29		John Blackwell defensive rebound
6:22		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
6:20		Hayden Jones offensive rebound
6:12	+2	Hayden Jones makes two point dunk	55-67
6:12		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
6:12		TV timeout
5:56	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Taison Chatman assists)	55-70
5:30		Amare Bynum shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
5:30	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-70
5:30		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:30		Devin Royal defensive rebound
5:03	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	56-72
5:03		Nolan Winter shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-73
4:45		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
4:43		Braeden Carrington offensive rebound
4:42		Christoph Tilly personal foul
4:42	+1	Braeden Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-73
4:42	+1	Braeden Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-73
4:25	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup	58-75
4:04	+3	Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Hayden Jones assists)	61-75
4:01		Badgers 30 second timeout
4:01		TV timeout
3:52		Braeden Carrington personal foul (Taison Chatman draws the foul)
3:52	+1	Taison Chatman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-76
3:52	+1	Taison Chatman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-77
3:40		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
3:38		Hayden Jones offensive rebound
3:23		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:21		Amare Bynum defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	61-79
2:57		Amare Bynum shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
2:57	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-79
2:57		John Blackwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Devin Royal defensive rebound
2:30		Puff Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:28		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
2:23		Amare Bynum shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-79
2:23		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
2:18		Buckeyes 60 second timeout
2:10		Nolan Winter blocks Devin Royal's two point jump shot
2:08		Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	63-81
1:47		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
1:45		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
1:37		John Blackwell personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-82
1:37	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-83
1:23	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point jump shot	65-83
1:20		Hayden Jones personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
1:20		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:20		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
1:13		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
1:11		Ivan Njegovan defensive rebound
1:10		Hayden Jones personal foul (Ivan Njegovan draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Ivan Njegovan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-84
1:10	+1	Ivan Njegovan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-85
1:01		Puff Johnson personal foul (Braeden Carrington draws the foul)
1:01		Braeden Carrington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01	+1	Braeden Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-85
0:51		Buckeyes turnover (10-second violation)
0:48		Zach Kinziger misses three point jump shot
0:46		Colin White defensive rebound
0:22		John Blackwell shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-86
0:22		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		John Blackwell defensive rebound
0:16	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot	69-86
0:14		Colin White turnover (Braeden Carrington steals)
0:05		Hayden Jones misses three point jump shot
0:03		Taison Chatman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Taison Chatman defensive rebound